Sprinkling device.



W. D. BRESEE & C. S. JAMES.

SPRINKLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION Fl LED JAN- 31. 1916.

1,198,886. PsitentedSept.19,1916.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WRIGHT D. BRESEE AND CHARLES JAMES, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGN-ORS, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO SIMPLEX UTILITY COMPANY, OF LOSAN GELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA.

SPRINKLING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WRIGHT D. Bnnsnn and CHARLES S. JAMns, bothresidents of Los Angeles, California, have jointly invented a new anduseful SprinklingDevice, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more particularly to lawn sprinklers and the mainobject thereof is to provide a device that may be easily attached toahose near the end thereof or at any. point in its length; or if desireda plurality of sprinklers may be used.

Another object is the attainment of an easily adjusted spray regulatingmeans.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction as will be hereinafter fully described,illustrated and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of theblank from which the strip is formed; Fig. 2 is a similar view, showingthe sprinkler and clamping screw in position in the-strip; Fig. 3 is aview showing the strip clamped in position with the sprinkling deviceready for use; Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line afi-m of Fig. 3;Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line B -w? of Fig. 3; Fig. 6 isasectional view of a part of the sprinkling device; Fig. 7 is a view ofthe regulating valve or spreader; and, Fig. 8 is a view showing theapplication of a plurality of sprinklers to a piece of hose.

In the drawings, the improved sprinkler device consists of a band 1,made of a single strip of flat, flexible material, such as sheet metal.The strip is flanged adjacent its ends, as indicated at 2, to strengthenthe same, and is provided with holes 3,through which a clamping screw 4passes and is seecured by a nut 4, after the strip has been bent aroundthe hose. The band 1 is also provided with an opening 5, havinginclinedinturned edges. In this opening is fastened, as by soldering, theflaring end 6 of a valve cage or thimble 6 which, when the parts are inposition, extends radially inward, as clearly shown in the drawing. The

said thimble has a threaded opening 7 in its bottom into which issecured the shank of a spreader valve 8. The thimble is also providedwith openings 9, through which water from the hose can escape.

The spreader or valve is formed with a conical head 10, conforming tothe shape of.

the flaring opening 6*, so that such head will snugly seatagainst theopening. By

unscrewing the spreader, the opening between the conical head and seatmay be adjusted as required, and the flow of water regulatedaccordingly. The head 10 of the spreader 8 is preferably provided withasuitable opening in a hose, such as 12, at

any desired point, the valve cage may be inserted in such opening andthe band or strip clamped aroundthe hose. The water will then escape inthe form of a circular" spray through the opening 14 between thespreader head 10 and the valve seat 6, and as above described, suchopening may be regulated as desired.

As shown in Fig. 8, a number of these sprinkling devices may be insertedat different points throughout the length of a piece of hose, and thusthe water conveniently and uniformly distributed over the are a to besprinkled.

What we claim is: j

1. A sprinkler comprising a flexible strip adapted to encircle a hose,an adjustable valve carried by said strip, and means for clamping saidstrip around a hose with the valve projecting radially inside of thehose.

2. A sprinkler comprising a flexible strip adapted to be bent around ahose, a valve cage carried by said. strip, a valve in said cage, andmeans for clamping said strip around a hose with said cage whollyinclosed within the hose.

3. A sprinkler comprising a strip or band, Signed at Los Angeles,California, Janua valve cage carried thereby and provided ary, 1916.With a flaring mouth constituting a valve seat, means for clamping saidband around BRESEE' a hose with said cage extending radially inward, anda conical valve cooperating with Witnesses:

said seat and having a threaded shank ANDREW N. VVILLIAMS, screwed intothe bottom of said cage. FRED A. SNODGRASS.

